Dinner plates may go empty in Florida--and Thanksgiving turkey prices soar--as federal government shutdown continues

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Around three million Floridians and tens of millions of Americans may be going hungry by the end of this week as funds run dry for the federal food supplement program known as SNAP.

It’s one of the consequences of the government shutdown, and comes at a time when food prices for everyone are going up.

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